Category: 3. Middle East

Jamaica’s government is appealing for overseas aid after the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Caribbean island. Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm packing winds of almost 300kph, caused widespread flooding and destruction.

More rain predicted after the flooding of more than 100,000 houses, most in tourist areas of Hue and Hoi An.

Torrential rains have triggered severe flooding in…

The recent takeover of El Fasher in western Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has sparked deep concern about the already dire humanitarian situation and the country’s uncertain future, as national unity faces…

A heated public debate has erupted in Israel after Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warned that members of the ultra-Orthodox community would leave the country if yeshiva students were forced to serve in the army.

Speaking…

United States President Donald Trump insists that the Washington-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is holding, despite Israeli forces killing more than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children.

In about 12 hours from Tuesday to Wednesday, Israeli attacks…

More than 150 writers who contribute to the American newspaper The New York Times have announced a boycott of its opinion section in protest against what they described as “biased coverage” of the…

With millions of people in the United States at risk of losing access to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – also known as food stamps – from November 1, a viral chart has claimed to show the majority of the…

Sheikh Hasina puts up defiant front from exile in India, saying ban on her Awami League will disenfranchise millions.

Bangladesh’s fugitive former leader Sheikh…

The Israeli army killed 100 Palestinians, including at least 35 children, in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday evening, violating the ceasefire agreement, according to medics, Anadolu reports.

The Israeli strikes hit…

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, announced on Tuesday that the agency has begun offering online lessons aimed at reaching…